Are you an alcoholic in recovery who’s struggling to stay motivated? It can be tough to stay motivated when you’re in recovery from alcohol addiction. Especially when the days are long and difficult, and it seems like everyone else is able to drink without any consequences. But don’t forget that you’re not alone in this journey.
Thousands of people are in the same boat as you, and they’re all fighting the good fight. So keep your head up and don’t give up on yourself. Hopefully, you’ll find inspiration in these quotes for alcoholics in recovery. Each one highlights the importance of staying strong and fighting for your sobriety. So take a look at some of these inspiring quotes for alcoholics in recovery, and let them help motivate you to keep going.
“Every recovery from alcoholism began with one sober hour”
‘Sobriety was the best gift I ever gave myself ‘ – Rob Lowe
“It’s simple, not necessarily easy but the rewards are endless.”
“I realized that I only had two choices: I was either going to die or I was going to live, and which one did I want to do? And then I said those words, ‘I’ll get help,’ or, ‘I need help. I’ll get help.’ And my life turned around. Ridiculous for a human being to take 16 years to say, ‘I need help.’” – Sir Elton John
“Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out.” – Robert Collier
“Getting sober was one of the three pivotal events in my life, along with becoming an actor and having a child. Of the three, finding my sobriety was the hardest.” – Robert Downey Jr.
“The greatest enemies of us alcoholics are resentment, jealousy, envy, frustration, and fear.”
“Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.” – Albert Einstein
“May I always remember that the power within me is far greater than any fear before me. May I always have patience, for I am on the right road.”
“I understood, through rehab, things about creating characters. I understood that creating whole people means knowing where we come from, how we can make a mistake and how we overcome things to make ourselves stronger.” – Samuel L. Jackson
“If you’re not moving away from a drink, then you’re moving closer to it”
“I got sober. I stopped killing myself with alcohol. I began to think: ‘Wait a minute – if I can stop doing this, what are the possibilities?’ And slowly it dawned on me that it was maybe worth the risk.” ― Craig Ferguson
“God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and wisdom to know the difference. Thy will, not mine, be done.”
“Once I was clear-headed, and I hadn’t been clear-headed in so long, I was like, I can never go back. And I’m still thankful.” – Travis Barker
“There is no elevator. You have to take the steps.”
“My recovery from drug addiction is the single greatest accomplishment of my life… but it takes work – hard, painful work, but the help is there, in every town and career, drug or drink freed members of society, from every single walk and talk of life to help and guide.” – Jamie Lee Curtis
“That’s the problem with drinking, I thought, as I poured myself a drink. If something bad happens you drink in an attempt to forget; if something good happens you drink in order to celebrate; and if nothing happens you drink to make something happen. ” – Charles Bukowski
“I have found that the process of discovering who I really am begins with knowing who I really don’t want to be.”
“The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any.” – Alice Walker
“The goal isn’t to be sober. The goal is to love yourself so much that you don’t need to drink.”
“You are not weak for struggling. You are strong for continuing to fight.”
“Recovery isn’t always easy, but it certainly beats the alternative.”
“Recovery is not a race. You don’t have to feel guilty if it takes you longer than you thought it would.”
“It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.” – Confucius
“Every day is a new day. No need to dwell on the past. Look straight ahead.” – Saint Charlotte
“People are not addicted to alcohol or drugs, they are addicted to escaping reality.”
“Change your behaviors and your feelings will follow.” – Susan McManhon
“One day at a time.”
If you or a loved one is struggling with substance abuse, help is available.
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